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Club River Plate vs SOL DE AmericaDivision Profesional - Apertura 2018

Club River Plate
Club River Plate
FT
10
HT: 10
SOL DE America
SOL DE America
2/5/2019Division Profesional - AperturaDivision Profesional - Apertura · Round 4Estadio River Plate (Asunción)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

Club River Plate41%
×Draw25%
SOL DE America34%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Club River Plate
1.52
SOL DE America
1.36

Club River Plate creates 12% more chances

Season form · 31 home / 64 away

creates per match

Club River Plate
1.13
SOL DE America
1.20

allows per match

Club River Plate
1.52
SOL DE America
1.91

finishing

Club River Plate+0.00on par
SOL DE America+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

58%Yes
  • Yes58
  • No42

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Club River Plate

SOL DE America
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Club River Plate or draw
66%
Club River Plate or SOL DE America
75%
Draw or SOL DE America
59%

Winning margin

Club River Plate wins by 2+
20%
SOL DE America wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Club River Plate 1+ goals
78%
Club River Plate 2+ goals
45%
Club River Plate 3+ goals
20%
SOL DE America 1+ goals
74%
SOL DE America 2+ goals
39%
SOL DE America 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Club River Plate (draw refunded)
55%
SOL DE America (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Club River Plate at homecreates 1.13, concedes 1.52 · 31 matches

SOL DE America awaycreates 1.20, concedes 1.91 · 64 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Club River Plate attack 1.13 + SOL DE America defence 1.91 → ÷2 → 1.52

SOL DE America attack 1.20 + Club River Plate defence 1.52 → ÷2 → 1.36

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Club River Plate scores more
41%
level
25%
SOL DE America scores more
34%

Club River Plate at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Club River Plate will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Club River Plate 1 – 0 SOL DE America

Club River Plate beat SOL DE America 1-0 in Division Profesional - Apertura on February 5, 2019.

The match was played at Estadio River Plate (Asunción).